Herbert E. Bucklen, Patent Medicine and 'Axle Grease Salesman'
Criminalia
Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Herbert Elijah Bucklen made himself one of the wealthiest businessmen in both Elkhart, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And his patent medicine business, The H.E. Bucklen & Company, had a lot to do with that -- but he didn't rise to millionaire status with just snake oil products and lies, although that was a big part of it.
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| 0:29.2 | Welcome to Criminalia, a production of Shondaland Audio in partnership with I Heart Radio. Herbert Elijah Bucklin made himself one of the wealthiest businessmen in |
| 0:49.1 | both Elkhart Indiana and Chicago, Illinois in late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| 0:55.4 | And he had patent medicines to thank for a lot of that. |
| 0:59.8 | Let's talk a little about who this guy was and how he rose to being the impressive businessman he became. |
| 1:07.0 | It wasn't all snake oil and false advertising, although that was a big part of it. |
| 1:12.0 | Welcome to Criminalia, I'm Maria Tremarki. although that was a big part of it. |
| 1:12.5 | Welcome to Criminalia. |
| 1:13.8 | I'm Maria Tremarki. |
| 1:15.9 | And I'm Holly Fry. |
| 1:17.6 | Herbert was born in Herkimer County, New York in 1848. |
| 1:22.0 | And his story doesn't really start until the family moved to Elkhart, Indiana in 1863. |
| 1:28.0 | His father was a druggist and eventually brought his son on as a partner. |
| 1:32.0 | Herbert showed commercial aptitude of and eventually brought his son on as a partner. |
| 1:33.1 | Herbert showed commercial aptitude at a very early age. |
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